BIRACIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BIRACIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIRACIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIRACIAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRACIAL
No single letter turns BIRACIAL into another word.
How BIRACIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BIRACIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIRACIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIRACIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Made up of, involving or belonging to people of two different racial backgrounds.
The word biracial turns up in discussions of families, schools and communities where two racial groups meet. It is often applied to a person whose parents come from different racial groups, and the related word multiracial covers more than two.
How BIRACIAL is used
Biracial is used of people, families, committees and settings that combine two racial groups.
- She grew up in a biracial household and learned two family traditions.
- The city formed a biracial committee to discuss housing.
- A biracial couple moved into the old farmhouse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIRACIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIRACIAL
3 longer words begin with BIRACIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRACIAL
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Common questions about BIRACIAL
- Is BIRACIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIRACIAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIRACIAL worth?
- BIRACIAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIRACIAL mean?
- Made up of, involving or belonging to people of two different racial backgrounds.
- What letters can be added to BIRACIAL?
- No single letter can be added to BIRACIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BIRACIAL:
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